April showers bring cross-country dust instead of flowers to New England via 'dirty rain'
- Light rain brought dirt instead of flowers to New England last Friday and Saturday.
- A storm system picked up dust in New Mexico two days earlier on Thursday.
- Strong wind carried the dust high, and rain grabbed it as it fell.
- The dust traveled 2,000 miles, and meteorologist Christian Bridges called such rain unusual but not unprecedented.
- This phenomenon, known as dirty rain, coated cars across Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts.
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Why does your car look so gross? Blame it on the 'dirty rain'
No, New England, that wasn’t a new strain of spring pollen coating your cars. It was dust carried across the country in a phenomenon known as “dirty rain.” April showers are supposed to bring May flowers, but the light rain that fell across the region last Friday and Saturday brought dirt instead. Christian Bridges, a meteorologist with WGME-TV in Portland,...
April showers bring 'dirty rain' to New England after storm absorbs desert dust 2,000 miles away
April showers are supposed to bring May flowers, but the light rain that fell across New England recently brought dirt from across the country instead. Meteorologist Christian Bridges said Thursday that dust was picked up by a storm system in…
Cross-country dust is causing ‘dirty rain’ in Maine
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — No, New England, that wasn’t a new strain of spring pollen coating your cars. It was dust carried across the country in a phenomenon known as “dirty rain.” April showers are supposed to bring May flowers, but the light rain that fell across the region last Friday and Saturday brought dirt instead. Christian Bridges, a meteorologist with WGME-TV in Portland, Maine, was as perplexed as anyone until he checked the satellite ima…

April showers bring cross-country dust instead of flowers to New England via 'dirty rain'
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — No, New England, that wasn’t a new strain of spring pollen coating your cars. It was dust carried across the country in a phenomenon known as “dirty rain.”
April showers bring 'dirty rain' to New England after storm absorbs desert dust 2,000 miles away - What's Up Newp
By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — No, New England, that wasn’t a new strain of spring pollen coating your cars. It was dust carried across the country in a phenomenon known as “dirty rain.” April showers are supposed to bring May flowers, but the light rain that fell across the region last Friday and […] The post April showers bring ‘dirty rain’ to New England after storm absorbs desert dust 2,000 miles away appeared first on …
April showers bring cross-country dust instead of flowers to New England via ‘dirty rain’ - Regional Media News
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — No, New England, that wasn’t a new strain of spring pollen coating your cars. It was dust carried across the country in a phenomenon known as “dirty rain.” April showers are supposed to bring May flowers, but the light rain that fell across the region last Friday and Saturday brought dirt instead. Christian Bridges, a meteorologist with WGME-TV in Portland, Maine, was as perplexed as anyone until he checked the satellite ima…
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